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Black Visions Collective (BLVC) is an American nonprofit organization for black liberation based in Minnesota, founded in December 2017.[1]Шаблон:Efn The group intersects with transgender and LGBTQ communities.[2][3][4][5][6][7] Active in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, BLVC has been involved in Black Lives Matter protests.[8] It has lobbied for part of the Minneapolis Police Department budget to be diverted to programs that support people experiencing youth homelessness, opioid dependency, and mental health issues.[9]

In 2019, BLVC received a grant from the Minneapolis Climate Action and Racial Equity Fund to develop an environmental justice leadership panel of people of color and indigenous people. The fund was created through a partnership between the city of Minneapolis, the Minneapolis Foundation, and the McKnight Foundation.[10]

In June 2020, the Minnesota Freedom Fund recommended that people donate to the Black Visions Collective, among other organizations, after receiving $20Шаблон:Nbspmillion in a week following the murder of George Floyd.[11]

On May 30, 2020, Sudanese-American musician Dua Saleh released the song "body cast", about police brutality, with proceeds raised going to the Black Visions Collective.[12][13] The band Walk the Moon announced on the same day that it would match fan donations to the organization up to $4,000.[14]

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